KARACHI, May 19: The Faculty of Islamic Learning, University of Karachi, is in the process of planning courses on Islamic Banking and Islamic Laws for its evening programme.

In view of increasing interest of students and professionals in Islamic economics and banking and Islamic laws etc, the dean of the faculty has constituted a committee to suggest measures and modifications in the existing courses.

Related literature and curriculum are also being acquired from some universities of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Islamic countries so that education to Pakistani students may be provided in line with modern day requirements and in true Islamic perspective.

The faculty is also working on a couple of comprehensive and full-fledged programmes for masters' level. Some of the papers offered as elective subjects are likely to be made compulsory in a year.

When contacted, the Dean of Islamic Learning faculty, Dr Jalaluddin Ahmed Noori, said work for modification of some courses and introduction of new academic programmes at different levels had been started and hopefully a couple of programmes of two to four semesters would be offered in the evening from 2007 session.

He said the elective subject of Islamic Economics and Mazaheb –o-Adiyan would be made compulsory soon. Overall we intend to review the entire courses and programmes offered at Quran-o-Sunnah, Islamic Studies, Usooluddeen, and Seeratunnnabi departments of the Islamic learning faculty, he added.